Apparatus for utilizing the vis viva of sea-waves.



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No. 845,214. PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907.

E. L. BAZAN. APPARATUS POR UTILIZING THB VIS VIVA 0F SEA WAVE-s.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 21. 1995. t s SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 845,214. PATENTED 11113.26, 1907.

E. L. BAZIN.,

APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING THE VIS VIVA 0F SEA WAVES.

APPLIUATION FILED 1330.21, 1905.

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EUGENE LOUIS BAZIN, OF NANTES, FRANCE. APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING THE VIS VIVA OF SEA-WAVES.

N o. 845,214. Specification of Letters Patent.

iippiicmou ned December 21,1995. serial No. 292,875.

Patented Feb. 26, 1907.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, EUGNE Louis BAZIN, the water. One end of the pipe 2 is provided a citizen of the French Republic, and a resiwith a flap-valve 11, or it may be left open, dent of 3 Rue de Brea, Nantes, France, have i as seen in F ig. 4. 12 is' a collector-reservoir,

5 invented certain new and useful Improvel which is provided with an escape-pipe 13.

ments in Apparatus for Utilizing the Vis l In Fig. 5, 2 designates the ascending pipes Viva of Sea- W aves, of which the following is l for the water, which pipes, however, in this seen in Fig. 2.

a specication. instance do not directly lead into a reservoir, The invention relates to a device for utilizas 12, but are each connected with an airro ing the vis viva of the sea-waves; and the inchamber 16 and 15, respectively. The airvention is characterized by the fact that the chamberV is connected, as at 17 18 19, with rising waves are allowed, by reason of the inthe conduits or pipes 20, 2l, and 22. The crease of their initial speed, to rise to a cerconduits 20 and 21 lead to the upper conical tain height in conical conducting-pipes and duct2, and these pipes may be closed and I 5 arranged obliquely, the mass of water being opened by cocks 24 and 25, which preferably utilized at once or stored in vessels with a are actuated automatically by means of conview of later utilization, it being possible to necting-rods 26and 27, while pi e 22 is confacilitate the rise of the water by compressednected with air-chamber 16 andp is provided air reservoirs and to allow by means of a suitwith cocks 28` and 29. The air-chamber is 2o able device the water which falls back and divided interiorly by means of apartition 30', which has not reached the total height to having a flap-valve 30, into two chambers, iiow away. the flap-valve opening upward. 4 are the In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 shows a air-inlet pipes of the lower conical duct. The side view of the lifting device with an eleair-chamber 16 of the upper duct can be sepz 5 vated reservoir shown in section. Fig. 2 arated from the latter by means of a fla shows the saine device upon an enlarged valve 31, actuated by a spring 31. Through scale and in longitudinal section, the liquid the upper side of the air-chamber 15 leads a being shown as rising, while Fig. 3 is a simifurther cylindrical ascending pipe 32, which lar view showing the water as falling. Fig. 4 is ared like a funnel inside the chamber and 3o shows the device without a collecting-reserextends about to the height of the mouth of voir. Fig. 5 shows a combined plant with pipe 2, while the other end projects into the main reservoir and two smaller' reservoirs reservoir 12. 8 indicates the rods for operhaving the form of air-chambers. IFig'. 6 ating the overlapping plates, (not shown in shows the front side of the conical duct. this form,) and 10 are the pipes for escape of 3 5 In Figsl to 4 ofthe drawings,1 designates the water, being similar to pipes 10 in the the water entering the conical duct 2 with au l first construction. The other arrangements undetermined speed. The duct 2 may be are the same as in Figs. 1 to 4. left open for a portion oits length, as shown l The apparatus operates as follows: The at 3. At a certain point in the height of this l water l entering the conical duct with unde- 40 duct are located air-inlet pipes 4, with ends termined speed has lts speed increased by curved in the direction oi' the current and for reason of the duct becoming gradually narthe object hereinafter described. The pipe 2 rower. rIhe liquid is in this manner adapted is furthermore provided at a certain height to attain a certain height, at which it is either with an opening 5, the object whereof will stored in a reservoir or fed to the turbine, a also be presently explained. The closing water-wheel, or a motor, with a view of being device is formed of overlapping plates 6, osutilized at once. The rise of the water is cillatable upon pivots 7 and which are suiti rendered easier by the above-described airably connected by a rod S, so that they may introducing device 4, through which the wabe actuated simultaneously. These plates ter, passing with greatspeed, carries with it 5o are provided at the points where they come the air, which then rnlngles with the water into contact with one another with transl and reduces the welght of the latter. In verse strips 9, made of any suitable material i cases where the rlslng water cannot be enadapted to insure tightness between the l tirely caught the covered openings 5 serve plates when the latter are in the position to evacuate 1t, these openings, which allow 10 is a pipe for the escape of 55 IOO the rising water to pass without any obstacle and any loss of speed, being openedI and conveying to the outside the falling water, so that this mass of water may also be utilized, as above stated, in turbines, motors, waterwheels, and the like.

In special'cases a spraying device 14 may be provided on the duct 2 with a view of producing a shower-bath, for instance, for

'bathcrs The Hap-valves 11 serve to prevent the escape of the water stored in the reservoir and close automatically when the upward flow stops.

In Fig. 5 the water liows in the same above-described manner through the conical ducts over the overlapping plates and after having taken up air at 4 is delivered into the air-chamber 15, wherein the air contained in the water is compressed, thus opening the valve 30, so that the air can escape into the upper part of 15. l/Vhen the cocks 24 25 as well as 28 29 have beenopened, the air, on the one hand, escapes through the airadmitting openings 20 21 and at the same time combines with the water enteringT into the upper conical ducts 2 and, on the other hand, enters the air-chamber 16. 'l'he compressed air stored as well in 15 as in 16 produces, on the one hand, a more abundant air absorption of the water rising in the upper duct 2', and consequently a diminution of the weight of the water and a greater speed of thelatter, and, on. the other hand, exerts pressure on the liquid remaining in the reservoir 16, so that owing to the coaction of these two factors the liquid entering with a high speed from 2 into 16 is adapted to rise correspondingly higher in the cylindrical and vertical duct 32 and to be linally stored in the reservoir 12. lhe cocks 24 25 of the airadmitting ducts are connected with both ends of the rod 8 by means of connectingrods 26 27, so that they close automatically when the water flows back and the plates are opened, thus preventing the water penetrating into the air-duct.

'Ihe motive power produced by the stored water by means of a turbine, a water-wheel, or a motor can either be used directly or be transmitted to other places by the intermediary of dynamo-engines and the usual currentconducting cable. 'I he electric energy'thus produced can be used for metallurgical purposes, for power-transmltting purposes, or otherwise, as well as 1n the manufacture of hydrogen by decomposition of water. It will be seen from the foregoing that the sea or ocean waves are used for producing waterfalls adapted to furnish great power.

By alternatively retaining and freeing the water of rivers a periodical entrance of this water in the above-described duct can be obtained, whereby the same results, but to a more, several small reservoirs can be illed with water, whereby one always has at ones disposal a falling mass of water when the tide is ebbing.

The ducts and reservoirs can be made of brickwork, reinforced concrete, metal, wood, and the like.

1. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with an inclined duct, oan air-admission pipe communicating with the interior of said"`ductv and a collectingreservoir into which the duct is adapted to discharge.

2. In an apparatus of the character described the combination with an inclined duct tapering from its admission end toward its discharge end as set forth, of an air-admission pipe communicating with the interior of said duct and a collecting-reservoir into which the duct is adapted to discharge.'

3. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with an inclined duct, of an air-admission pipe communicating with the interior of the duct, a collectingreservoir into which said duct is adapted to discharge, the said duct having an openinfY in its length through which water is adapted to be discharged, a pipe adapted to conduct away the water discharged through said opening, and means operating to close said opening when water is ascending the duct and to uncover the opening when the water is descending through the duct.

4. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with an inclined duct, of an air-admission pipe communicating with the interior of the duct, a collectingreservoir into which said duct is adapted to discharge, the said duct having an openin in its length through which water is adapte to be discharged, a pipe adapted to conduct away the water discharged l through said opening, and a plurality of pivoted plates arranged to close the opening when water is ascending the duct and to uncover lthe opening when the water is descending through the duct.

5. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with an inclined duct, of an air-admission pipe communicating with the interior of the duct, a collectingreservoir into which said duct is adapted to discharge, the said duct-having an opening in its length through which water is adapted to be discharged, a pipe adapted to conduct away the water discharged through said opening, and a plurality of pivoted plates arranged to close the opening when water is ascending the duct and to uncover the opening when the water is descending through the duct, and means connecting the. various plates and adapted to effect simultaneous operation of the same.

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6. In an apparatus of the character dethe other reservoir and its respective duct, Io scribed7 the combination with a plurality of all as and for the purpose set forth. inclined ducts, of an air-admission pipe coin- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set inunicating with the interior of each 1olf said my hand in presence of two witnesses ducts, a collecting-reservoir into w iic each f T of said ducts is adapted to discharge, pipes i EUGNE LOUIS BMD" connecting one of said reservoirs and one of the said ducts, a valve arranged in one of said reservoirs, and a Valve arranged between l Witnesses:

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